Objective
Would like to settle in with an established, stable tug company engaged in ship docking or transporting large petroleum tank barges.
Experience
With more than 25 years in the towing industry, I have broad experience on many types of towing vessels. My experience includes service on hawser and wire boats and operation of single & twin screw tugs up to 7,200 horsepower while sailing as captain and mate. My experience favors heavily towards ship docking, large barge transport and coastal towing.
I began my towing career in Baltimore harbor riding as an observer while in my early teens. My first credential was issued to me in 1983, upgrading to Able Seaman in 1986 than sitting for and passing the examination for Second Class Operator of Towing Vessels, NMT 200 miles offshore in 1987. I upgraded to OUTV (now Master of Towing Vessels) in 1990.
While sailing as tug mate & master in the ports of Baltimore & Philadelphia, I trained as a docking pilot. In addition to making a career on tugboats, I have also sailed in every unlicensed position in the deck department on deep sea American flagged cargo ships.
Credentials:
Master of Towing Vessels, Near Coastal (no tonnage restrictions), Issue # 5
Radar Observer Unlimited
Able Seaman Limited
STCW95
Basic & Advanced Firefighting, CPR & First Aid
TWIC
Employment History:
S.C. Loveland & Co., Philadelphia, PA
Deckhand Tug “Miss Holly”
March 1984 - August 1985
Curtis Bay Towing Company of Baltimore
December 1983 - October 1987
Deckhand and relief mate.
Hale Container Line
February 1989 - April 1991
Mate & Captain engaged in towing large container barges in the Northeast, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay & River and New York.
McAllister Towing of Philadelphia
August 1990 - September 1996
Captain & Mate on single & twin screw tugs engaged in ship assist & barge towing on the Delaware Bay & River.
McAllister Towing of Baltimore
Captain on single & twin screw tugs engaged in ship assist & barge towing in Baltimore harbor and Chesapeake Bay.
In March of 1998, I relocated to the west coast and worked as a ship assist tug operator in San Francisco Bay for Bay Delta Maritime.
I also sailed out of the Sailors Union of the Pacific hall as able seaman & bosun for American President Lines, Matson Navigation and Chevron Shipping.
McAllister Towing of New York Staten Island, NY
January 2006 - October 2006
Captain on single & twin screw tugs engaged in ship assist and barge transport in the New York metropolitan areas.
Dann Marine Towing Chesapeake City, MD
January 2010 - June 2010
Mate on twin screw tugs engaged in barge transport throughout the Northeast and Great Lakes
Education
High school diploma.
Certification
Master of Towing Vessels Upon Near Coastal Waters.
Able Seaman Limited
STCW 95
Radar Observer Unlimited
TWIC
US Passport
Skils